Overview
Navarre is NOT an incorporated municipality. It is an unincorporated Census Designated Place (CDP) in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Land use is administered by Santa Rosa County via the LDC under Fla. Stat. Ch. 125 (county home rule) and Ch. 163 (comp-plan consistency). The LDC does, however, codify a dedicated suite of NB-prefix districts (Navarre Beach Single Family NB-SF, Medium High Density NB-MHD, Medium Density NB-MD, High Density NB-HD, Commercial NB-C, Hotel NB-H, Planned Mixed Use Development NB-PMUD, Conservation/Recreation NB-Con/Rec, and Utilities NB-U) per LDC §2.02.01. The Navarre Beach peninsula is a leasehold parcel (Santa Rosa County leases the peninsula from Escambia County, originating from the 1949 Florida legislative grant — Laws of Florida 1949, Ch. 24500). The LDC §4.02.09 explicitly conditions all Navarre Beach development on the relevant lease agreement between the leaseholder and Santa Rosa County. base_districts[] is intentionally empty because Navarre itself has no city-scoped districts; county districts applying to Navarre parcels are captured in districts[] with source_jurisdiction='santa-rosa-county-fl'.
Districts
| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB-SF | Navarre Beach Single Family (NB-SF) | res_sf | —[4] | 35 ft[5] | —[6] | —[7] | 1[8] | 2[9] | 25[1] / 7.5[2] / 15[3] |
| NB-MHD | Navarre Beach Medium High Density (NB-MHD) | res_mu | —[13] | —[14] | —[15] | —[16] | 4[17] | 2[18] | 25[10] / 7.5[11] / 15[12] |
| NB-MD | Navarre Beach Medium Density Residential (NB-MD) | res_mf | —[22] | —[23] | 0.25[24] | —[25] | 10[26] | 2[27] | 30[19] / 15[20] / —[21] |
| NB-HD | Navarre Beach High Density Residential (NB-HD) — Commercial Core only | res_mf | —[31] | —[32] | 0.25[33] | —[34] | 30[35] | 2[36] | 30[28] / 15[29] / —[30] |
| NB-C | Navarre Beach Commercial (NB-C) | com | —[40] | —[41] | 0.25[42] | —[43] | 30[44] | 2[45] | 25[37] / —[38] / 25[39] |
| NB-H | Navarre Beach Hotel (NB-H) | mu | —[49] | —[50] | —[51] | —[52] | —[53] | 2[54] | 25[46] / —[47] / 25[48] |
| NB-PMUD | Navarre Beach Planned Mixed Use Development (NB-PMUD) — Commercial Core only | mu | —[58] | —[59] | —[60] | —[61] | 30[62] | 2[63] | 30[55] / 15[56] / —[57] |
| R-1 | Single Family Residential (R-1) — Mainland Navarre | res_sf | 10,890 sf[67] | 35 ft[68] | —[69] | —[70] | 4[71] | 2[72] | 25[64] / —[65] / 25[66] |
| R-2 | Medium Density Residential (R-2) — Mainland Navarre | res_mf | 4,000 sf[76] | 45 ft[77] | —[78] | —[79] | 10[80] | 2[81] | 20[73] / —[74] / 10[75] |
| HCD | Highway Commercial Development (HCD) — Mainland Navarre US-98 Corridor | com | —[85] | 50 ft[86] | —[87] | —[88] | 10[89] | 2[90] | 50[82] / 5[83] / 25[84] |
| M-1 | Restricted Industrial (M-1) — Mainland Navarre | ind | —[94] | 50 ft[95] | —[96] | —[97] | —[98] | 2[99] | 50[91] / 5[92] / 25[93] |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
State preemptions
Adopted building codes
Statewide — FL Building Code 7th ed
Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.
Quirks & notes
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Grade to highest point of structure per Santa Rosa County LDC §2.05.00; on Navarre Beach measured in habitable stories per Table 2.05.01.a (NB-HD) and Table 2.05.01.b (NB-C, NB-H); CCCL-regulated portions of the peninsula additionally measured from the DEP CCCL datum; LDC §8.03.00 imposes 14 CFR Part 77 imaginary surface limits on parcels within Eglin AFB MAZ / NAS Whiting MAZ.
- lot_coverage
- Maximum Building Footprint percent per LDC Table 2.04.02.a/b — for NB-MD parcels capped at 25%; for NB-HD parcels stepped 25% (1-4 story) / 23% (5-7 story) / 21% (8-9 story) / 19% (over 9 story); for NB-C Commercial Core 25%/23%/21%/19% by story bands; not specified for most mainland districts (controlled via setback + height + lot size).
- far
- FAR not generally published per residential district in the LDC; intensity primarily controlled via lot-coverage + height + setback + lot-size. PUD/PBD/PID intensity caps apply (LDC §2.04.02.B.3 = 0.75 FAR aggregate non-residential within PUD). LDC §8.03.00 imposes APZ-1 / APZ-2 FAR caps for specific use categories (Wholesale Trade 0.28 APZ-1 / 0.56 APZ-2; Auto/Marine/Aviation Retail 0.14 / 0.28; Lumber 0.20 / 0.40; Hardware/paint 0.12 / 0.24).
- du_ac
- Dwelling units per gross acre per LDC Table 2.04.02.a — explicit caps: AG-RR 1, AG-1 1/5ac, AG-2 1/15ac, RR-1 2, R-1 4, R-1M 4, R-1A 6, R-2 10, R-2M 10, R-3 18, HR-1 4, HR-2 8, NB-SF 1 per platted lot, NB-MHD 0-4 per platted lot, NB-MD 10, NB-HD 30. Commercial-residential per Table 2.04.02.b — NC 10, HCD 10, TC-1 10, HC-1 8, NB-C 30 inside Commercial Core / 18 outside, C2M 4. NB-PMUD 30 (Commercial Core only).
- setback_front
- Front property line to nearest building face per LDC Table 2.05.01.a/b — explicit values vary by district (mainland AG-RR/AG-1/AG-2 45'; RR-1/R-1/R-1M/R-1A 25'-20' or 35' on residential collector; R-2/R-2M/R-3 perimeter 25'; NB-SF canal 20' / interior 25' / gulf 30'; NB-MHD 20-30' by lot type; NB-MD 30'; NB-HD 30'; NB-C 25'; NB-H 25'; HC-1 10'; M-1/M-2 50'; PIT 100'). CCCL adds a seaward setback measured from DEP-surveyed line.
- setback_side
- Side property line to nearest building face per LDC Table 2.05.01.a/b — residential mainland AG/RR/R districts 10% lot width with cap of 15' or 7' for 70-90' lots; NB-SF/NB-MHD canal 7.5' / interior 7.5' / gulf 10'; NB-MD/NB-HD 15' (10% lot width if non-single-family). Commercial NB-C 10% lot, NB-H 10% lot. Mainland C/M side 5' default with 25' adjacent residential.
- setback_rear
- Rear property line to nearest building face per LDC Table 2.05.01.a/b — most mainland residential 25', R-1A and multifamily 10', R-3 10', HR 3'; NB-SF/NB-MHD canal 15' / interior 15' / gulf 15' / sound 50'; NB-MD/NB-HD 10% lot depth. Commercial NB-C 25', NB-H 25', HC-1 3'.
- parking
- Per LDC §4.06.02 mainland and §4.06.03 Navarre Beach. Mainland multifamily 2 spaces/unit, 1-bedroom duplex 1.5/unit, drive-up window 6 stacking spaces. Navarre Beach NB-SF 2 spaces/unit; NB-MHD/NB-MD/NB-HD/NB-C residential 1.5 (1 BR) / 2 (2 BR) / 2.5 (3+ BR) per unit. Shoreline protection setbacks 50' apply Gulf and Sound for all districts.
Capacity calculations
- max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage_from_ldc_district (Master Plan / Commercial Core reduction by story band on NB-HD, NB-MD, NB-C parcels per Table 2.04.02.a/b)- max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far_from_ldc_district (where published — primarily PUD/PBD/PID and AICUZ APZ-restricted use categories)- buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2- buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft- max_stories_approx
for NB-HD Commercial Core = 16 habitable + 1 parking; outside Commercial Core for NB-HD = 3 habitable + 1 parking per Table 2.05.01.a; subject to LDC §8.03.00 MAZ/APZ override where mapped (35' SFR cap; multifamily prohibited in Clear Zone / APZ-1 / APZ-2 / MAZ per Table 8-3)
Massing explorer
Interactive 3D comparison across every district. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, use the slider to walk districts, and toggle applicable overlays in the right-side panel.
| District | Category | Height | FAR | Coverage | Setbacks | Parking | Density | Min lot | Overlays |
|---|
Sources & references
Wave-6 upgrade: bypassed municode SPA by retrieving the canonical LDC PDF directly from the county DocumentCenter (santarosa.fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5820). curl with Mozilla UA returned a 7.2 MB PDF (PDF v1.6, 21,688 lines extracted via pdftotext -layout). Same path used for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan policy document (DocumentCenter/View/228). Section-numbered tables 2.04.02.a/b/c, 2.05.01.a/b/c, 2.06.01.a/b/c verified directly. Navarre Beach overlay text §4.02.09 and Commercial Core overlay §7.07.02 verified. Military Airport Zone framework §8.03.00 verified including Table 8-3 height restrictions and EAFB MAZ boundary clause.
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/182/Land-Development-Code
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/228/Policy-Document-for-the-2040-Comprehensive-Plan-PDF
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/193/Zoning-Classifications
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/175/Planning-Zoning
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/1062/Planning-Zoning-GIS
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/229/Development-Services
- https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/217/Planning-Zoning
- https://library.municode.com/fl/santa_rosa_county/codes/land_development_code
- [1] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [2] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [3] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [4] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [5] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [6] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [7] iSRC-LDC
- [8] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [9] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [10] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [11] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [12] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [13] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [14] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [15] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [16] iSRC-LDC
- [17] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [18] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [19] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [20] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [21] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [22] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [23] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [24] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [25] iSRC-LDC
- [26] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [27] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [28] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [29] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [30] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [31] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [32] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [33] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [34] iSRC-LDC
- [35] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [36] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [37] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [38] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [39] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [40] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [41] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [42] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [43] iSRC-LDC
- [44] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [45] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [46] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [47] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [48] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [49] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [50] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [51] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [52] iSRC-LDC
- [53] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [54] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [55] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [56] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [57] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [58] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC
- [59] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [60] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [61] iSRC-LDC
- [62] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-c
- [63] §4.06.03-SRC-LDC
- [64] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [65] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [66] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [67] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [68] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [69] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [70] iSRC-LDC
- [71] §2.02.04.B-SRC-LDC
- [72] §4.06.02-SRC-LDC
- [73] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [74] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [75] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [76] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [77] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [78] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-a
- [79] iSRC-LDC
- [80] §2.02.04.B-SRC-LDC
- [81] §4.06.02-SRC-LDC
- [82] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [83] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [84] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [85] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [86] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [87] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [88] iSRC-LDC
- [89] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [90] §4.06.02-SRC-LDC
- [91] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [92] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [93] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [94] §2.06.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [95] §2.05.01-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [96] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [97] iSRC-LDC
- [98] §2.04.02-SRC-LDC-Table-b
- [99] §4.06.02-SRC-LDC
Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | |
|---|---|---|
| no aggregator cited | passed | |
| confidence tags full form | passed | |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | |
| preempt section city specific | passed |
Data quality
- Hurlburt Field AICUZ contour polygon over Navarre parcels not retrieved at the GIS-layer level — qualitative confirmation only via LDC §8.03.01 and known geography
- Eglin AFB current AICUZ Study revision date and per-parcel contour mapping not captured at the layer level; LDC text confirms framework
- FEMA FIRM panel effective date confirmed as 2021-11-19 (FIS) but specific FIRM panel numbers for Navarre Beach not enumerated
- Santa Rosa County Future Land Use Map highest-density category cell (the Live Local density-floor reference) — comp plan retrieved but FLUM raster identification deferred
- Specific Maximum Building Footprint percentages for several NB-prefix districts (NB-SF, NB-MHD, NB-H, NB-PMUD) — Table 2.04.02 a/b/c shows blanks for those rows; intensity controlled via setback + height + lot size for those districts
Verification
| last_verified_at | 2026-04-25T00:00:00Z |
|---|---|
| verifier_specialist | verification-pass |
| verifier_version | 1.0 |
| verification_result | passed |
| atomic_claims_checked | 52 |
| atomic_claims_passed | 52 |
| atomic_claims_failed | 0 |
| failed_claims | |
| verification_notes | v3 atomic claims verified directly against the LDC PDF text: (1) NB-prefix district codification at §2.02.01; (2) NB-MD 10 du/ac at Table 2.04.02.a; (3) NB-HD 30 du/ac inside Commercial Core at Table 2.04.02.a and §2.02.04.B; (4) NB-C 30/18 du/ac inside/outside Core at Table 2.04.02.b; (5) NB-C/NB-H 16+1 inside Core / 4+1 or 12+1 outside Core at Table 2.05.01.b notes ***** and ******; (6) Commercial Core Area boundary at §7.07.02 verbatim; (7) §4.02.09 peninsula standards (lease consistency, no mobile homes, sidewalks, 20% landscaped open space); (8) §8.03.01.G EAFB MAZ + NAS Whiting MAZ + NOLF MAZ definitions; (9) Table 8-3 height restrictions for SFR/multifamily/non-residential by zone; (10) §3.02.07.C FIS effective date 2021-11-19; (11) Table 2.05.01.a/b/c 50' shoreline-protection setback for Gulf/Sound/Bays. |
| narrative_ref | narratives/navarre-fl/navarre-2026-04-25-v3.json |
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